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[dreamer_easy]

The new iteration of the Paterson Joseph rumour is that the Beeb deliberately leaked false information to catch whoever was passing it on to the Intersplat. I suppose that's possible, but I can't help being sceptical about how convenient it seems - it allows disgruntled fans to continue hating on the showmakers for their supposed racism, it allows the folks who started the rumour to retain some sort of credibility, and it allows everyone who uncritically swallowed the story to feel less foolish.

(I've now done a lot of searching - including misspellings of Joseph's first name! - and I haven't been able to find any mention of the rumour prior to the "Lying in the Gutters" entry of 13 October.)

Comments

[seangaffney.livejournal.com]

I am totally offended that John Bennett was not cast. Racist against Chinese! And against dead people!

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

To be fair, dodgy claims about BBC racism are to my mind overshadowed by the breathtaking stupid displayed by some fans at the thought of a Black Doctor. (The only good thing about which is that it drags peoples' ignorance and assumptions out into the light, where they can be challenged.)